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Shafaq News- Baghdad
Iraq’s Shiite Coordination Framework (CF), the largest bloc in
parliament, has narrowed its list of candidates for prime minister as key
leaders met on Monday to outline the next phase of talks aimed at resolving the
leadership race.
A source told Shafaq News that the meeting was held at the residence of
former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and brought together Head of the Supreme
Islamic Council Hammam Hammoudi, al-Hikma (Wisdom) National Movement leader
Ammar al-Hakim, Asaib Ahl al-Haq Secretary-General Qais al-Khazali, and Popular
Mobilization Forces (PMF) official Abu Fadak al-Mohammadawi.
Al-Maliki proposed former minister Ali al-Shukri as a potential
candidate, with participants agreeing to include him in the pool for collective
review at the next session. The closed-door talks followed hours after a
broader CF meeting, initially scheduled for today, was
postponed as several Framework leaders chose to boycott the session.
Under Article 76 of the constitution, the largest parliamentary bloc has
15 days to nominate a prime minister after the election of a president, a step
that formally launches the government formation process. Parliament elected
Nizar Amedi on Saturday, completing the constitutional requirement and paving
the way for the largest bloc to form a government.